Compare towns
Portsmouth vs Springfield vs Warner vs Wilmot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Portsmouth has the most expensive homes ($689k median).
Springfield has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k median).
Wilmot has the highest household income ($118k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Portsmouth | Springfield | Warner | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 22,545Highest |
1,122Lowest |
2,959 |
1,487 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+3.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.9±2Lowest about the NH average |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14%±1.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Warner and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilmot and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
58.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.2 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4 NH: 6% |
| Warner and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $106,219±$7k 7% above NH |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$117,759±$15kHighest 19% above NH |
| Wilmot and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $688,500±$39kHighest 71% above NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$399,600±$43k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,869±$111Highest 25% above NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,125±$289 25% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,018Highest 20% above NH |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$6,651 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.4%±7.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Portsmouth and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
83.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Portsmouth and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #11 of 120 in NH | — | — | — |
| School district | Portsmouth School District | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Portsmouth High School | — | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.